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Eating disorders and weight problems

  • Nicholls D
  • Viner R
BMJ (2005) 330(7497) 950-953
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7497.950
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Abstract

Adolescence is a time of enormous change in weight and eating . Average weight gain during puberty is 14 kg for girls and 15 kg for boys, with marked differences in body shape between the sexes becoming evident. About 40% of girls (25% of boys) begin dieting in ...

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Nicholls, D., & Viner, R. (2005). Eating disorders and weight problems. BMJ, 330(7497), 950–953. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7497.950

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